Collaborate Disseminate
One of the more interesting cultural phenomena is the ‘bleep’ that replaces certain words in broadcasts, something primarily observed in the US. Although ostensibly applied to prevent susceptible minds from …read more Continue reading Bleep Remover Censors Those **** Bleeps
If you’re looking to manipulate video, FFmpeg is one of the most powerful tools out there. But with this power comes a considerable degree of complexity, and a learning curve …read more Continue reading Explore FFmpeg From the Comfort of your Browser
While low-contrast, blue-on-slightly-less-blue 16-character by 2-line LCDs are extremely popular, they really are made specifically for alphanumeric use. They do an admirable job of displaying a few characters, but they …read more Continue reading Pushing the Limits of a 16×2 LCD with Bad Apple!!
Back in 2018 we covered a project that would break a video down into its individual frames and slowly cycle through them on an e-paper screen. With a new image …read more Continue reading Incredibly Slow Films, Now Playing in Dazzling Color
Lacking a DVD drive, [jg] was watching a TV series in the form of a bunch of .avi video files. Of course, when every episode contains a full intro, it is only a matter of time before that gets too annoying to sit through.
The usual method of skipping the …read more
Continue reading Audio Fingerprinting Skips a Show’s Intro, Reliably
How much would you enjoy a movie that took months to finish? We suppose it would very much depend on the film; the current batch of films from the Star Wars franchise are quite long enough as they are, thanks very much. But a film like Casablanca or 2001: A …read more
Continue reading E-Paper Display Shows Movies Very, Very Slowly
How much would you enjoy a movie that took months to finish? We suppose it would very much depend on the film; the current batch of films from the Star Wars franchise are quite long enough as they are, thanks very much. But a film like Casablanca or 2001: A …read more
Continue reading E-Paper Display Shows Movies Very, Very Slowly
According to [Mike Walters], the Elgato Cam Link 4K is a great choice if you’re looking for a HDMI capture device that works under Linux. But the bad news is, it wouldn’t work with any of the video conferencing software he tried to use it with because they expect the …read more
Continue reading Capture Device Firmware Hack Unlocks All The Pixels
There is a treasure trove of history locked away in closets and attics, where old shoeboxes hold reels of movie film shot by amateur cinematographers. They captured children’s first steps, family vacations, and parties where [Uncle Bill] was getting up to his usual antics. Little of what was captured on …read more
Continue reading 3D-Printed Film Scanner Brings Family Memories Back to Life
It’s cold outside! So grab a copy of the Hackaday Podcast, and catch up on what you missed this week.
Highlights include a dip into audio processing with sox and FFMPEG, scripting for Gmail, weaving your own carbon fiber tubes, staring into the sharpest color CRT ever, and unlocking the secrets of cheap 433 MHz devices. Plus Elliot talks about his follies in building an igloo while Mike marvels at what’s coming out of passive RFID sensor research.
And what’s that strange noise at the end of the podcast?
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Continue reading Hackaday Podcast Ep3 – Igloos, Lidar, And The Blinking LED Of RF Hacking